FLIGHT secrets revealed: The trick to avoid sitting next to a baby or young child during your next plane journey has been revealed by an insider.

Flight secrets: Insiders have revealed the tricks to help avoid sitting near children on a plane

Children can be a delight - but stuck on a long and boring flight, they can also be anything but.

Many frequent fliers have suffered through a plane journey with a screaming baby nearby or a child kicking the back of the seat.

However, an insider has revealed there are sneaky ways to ensure this doesn’t happen to you on your next journey.

Sharing tips on a Reddit thread on airport secrets, one user wrote: “While there's no escaping (or blaming) the shrill of an upset child, you can lower your odds of sitting directly next to one by choosing a seat that's located far from the partitions on board.

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Try to choose flights that are more of a hassle for parents. Generally this means night flights

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“These partitions, which go by the technical name 'bulkheads,' are the only places on an aircraft where a parent can safely secure a baby's bassinet — and are, therefore, where most children under one year old will be situated."

In another thread, user Kate Gregory recommended booking a flight away from when a parent might like to travel with a child.

She explained: “Try to choose flights that are more of a hassle for parents. Generally this means night flights — some parents may be sure their child will sleep (and not bother you) but others are worried the child will not sleep and will cry.

“So they take a daytime flight and are willing to entertain them for the length of the flight.”

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She also suggested forking out for a more expensive seat could help - although it is no guarantee, as children are not banned from any class of seat on planes.

If you really have to fly economy, one cabin crew member told Business Insider choosing your seat carefully is key.

They said: “Try not to sit near the bulkheads. Baby bassinets can be secured on the partitions.”

They also agreed with Kate Gregory that choosing flight times that can be tricky for parents is key, and said: “Fly at odd hours to avoid sitting next to a baby. Experts say most new parents won't fly at odd hours. So book a late-night flight or a very early-morning flight.”

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Travelling with children is a regular occurrence, but many passengers may not realise they could be making their trip with a dead body on the flight too.

But it has now been revealed there is a secret code cabin crew use to communicate with each other, and one of the code words refers to deceased bodies in transit.

In a Reddit thread, anyone who worked for an airlines was asked to reveal secrets passengers don’t know.

One person, ‘mrmiguez’, claimed to be a ramp agent for a major American airline - and he shared the grisly meaning behind one particular code word.